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Junta offers reward for capture of Karen army leader, dead or alive

TAK: The Burmese government is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of Col Na Kaw Muay, leader of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA).

A military source from the Thai-Burmese border in Tak's Phop Phra district said the Burmese intelligence agency has offered a reward worth millions of kyat (1 kyat equals about 4.6 baht) for information leading to the capture, dead or alive, of Col Na Kaw Muay.

The Burmese military-led government has branded him a rebel and a criminal for instigating unrest and leading the recent attack on Myawaddy, the source said.

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